Country singer and Las Cruces native Bri Bagwell talks with KRWG Public Media

216 Views   Country music singer and Las Cruces native Bri Bagwell recently won big at the 14th Annual T3R Texas Music and Radio Awards, winning her ninth Female Vocalist of the Year award as well as an award for Music Video of the Year for her single, “Trenches”. Scott Brocato recently spoke with Bri about […]

Hobbs students and parents upset over rule change impacting prom

216 Views   HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – Some Hobbs High School seniors are upset after the school changed it’s rules on who is eligible to go to prom. Students claim over half of students invited, can no longer go, despite already purchasing gowns and tuxes. “When we had found out about this..people were mad and I […]

Lawmakers say New Mexico’s rural, Latino communities are suffering

192 Views   Leaders in Washington are highlighting the struggles health care providers and communities are facing in the state — and say changes need to be made ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Thursday afternoon, Congresswomen Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Secretary of Health Human Services Xaviar Becerra discussed the importance of health care in Latino communities. […]

Balloon Fiesta Announces New Mexico Day for the 2024 Event!

246 Views   Board of Directors shows Appreciation for New Mexico Residents with Free Admission to Attend Monday’s Flying Events Albuquerque, New Mexico – The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Inc., a 501-C-3 Not-For-Profit New Mexico Corporation, announced that Monday, October 7th will be New Mexico Day at the Balloon Fiesta! New Mexico residents who show either […]

Feds continue to seize legal pot in New Mexico at checkpoints

180 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two years into legal, recreational cannabis being legal in New Mexico, one major problem persists: pot is still illegal under federal law. New Mexico cannabis businesses say federal agents are seizing their product at checkpoints.

White House officials lobby for Affordable Connectivity Program funding

322 Views   The FCC is preparing for an end to its Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). According to Whitehouse officials, the ACP subsidizes the cost of broadband for roughly one in five New Mexicans, and officials are calling for an extension to the program’s funding.